What Will Be the Song of Summer 2014?

The summer needs it because we need it, and we need it because it puts us back in the moment. Each time it blares over the speakers at a bar, or escapes from someone’s iPod at a party, or flies out the rolled-down window of a car, we are reminded that this is summer. Right now.

Even if you hate the song, a proper hit will still work its magic. It gets under your skin and seeps into your brain — one day you’re talking about how no one makes real music anymore, and the next thing you know you’re belting out the lyrics to Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse.” You see, The Song of Summer doesn’t get its title by hiding in a musical elitist’s personal library. Oh no my friends. The Song of Summer gets its name by making its way on to every single playlist in town.

(The Song of Summer knows all the right people.)

But it still has to be catchy. And it has to be positive, upbeat. None of this mopey Sam Smith crap I’ve been listening to on repeat. Please don’t judge me for the following sentence, but Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” was more or less the soundtrack of summer 2013, and whether you’re into that shit or not, you can’t deny that it makes some part of you want to dance.

So what’s on the agenda this year? “Summer” by Calvin Harris seems like an obvious one. Per my roommate and his friend Rob: “Even though it’s not that good, it has a fast beat and says ‘summer’ a lot.”

You’ve also got to assume Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” is in the mix:

And last but not least is DJ Snake & Lil Jon’s “Turn Down For What,” which I feel comfortable with now that I understand the song’s meaning.

You know what I’m getting at by now, though, don’t you? This is the Minor Cogitation Station, after all. So tell us: what do YOU think the song of summer 2014 will be? Or what deserves to be the song of summer? OR, what are you just going to flat out decide is the song of YOUR summer?

Have at it in the comments section — let’s just make it one big playlist.

I feel like i already exhausted those two as my Spring jams BUTTT the whole album is great!

Kim

Agree! Chromette4lyfe.

http://www.anativeblonde.com/ Jess H.

So Chromeo was in Atlanta last week and the WHOLE time THIS song was on this 87 year old man just sat in the corner, staring at the stage. No head bob, nothing. Just… blank stares. I desperately wanted to tell someone all of this but no one at my office would ever understand. ChromettesUnitez

bumblejeaniepie

ooh, old-school style, with a Steely Dan kinda groove and a bit of Nile Rodgers influence. . . I’m ok with this one, but I don’t think it has the hook for a summer hit.

Shelby Louise

Fancy is the song of the summer and potentially “my song” until the end of time. At least until mid-September.

Amelia Diamond

I can’t get over it either

Joshua Michael

Fancy is definitely the one i think…BUT can’t rule out this MIA remix of Beyonce’s Flawless

Nicki Minaj’s new single Pills N Potions is definitely a contender. Not dance-y, but fits the “nostalgic summer love” bill and soared to #5 on the US iTunes chart in its first 24 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_krlUcsyUV8

Completely disagree-robin thicke’s “blurred lines” was the song of last summer…that got played SO much!

Amelia Diamond

i erased it from my memory!

http://www.lisathomsonlive.com Lisa Thomson

Love these songs! For me it’s the “Happy” song. I know, I know…so predictable.

http://www.fancyalterego.wordpress.com/ Heather P.

I love posts like this because I’m 30, and quickly finding it harder to locate good, new music. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting older, or because I don’t have time to “try out” new stuff…but either way, thank you for giving me a place to try it all out!